Alley to the Valley Launch Summit! 07.18.2025

Step Into Your Power. Accelerate Your Career.

Looking to accelerate your career, expand your network, and lead in a rapidly changing world but not sure where to begin?

Welcome to your Launchpad.

A2V Launch operates as the next-gen initiative of Alley to the Valley, built exclusively for ambitious young women rising in the age of AI, entrepreneurship, and innovation. This program delivers access, strategy, and confidence. We don’t play small. We launch women who lead boldly.

This journey doesn’t just climb a ladder.  It builds one.

A2V Launch creates spaces where women under 30 talk deals, think big, and support one another through every season of the journey.

In a world shaped by AI and innovation, success favors those who connect, adapt, and lead. A2V Launch places young women in the rooms that matter and beside the leaders who shape leading industries. This initiative helps women develop the human-first skills AI cannot replace: negotiation, strategic thinking, leadership, and communication.

Students, recent graduates, and early-career professionals all benefit from the same promise:

• Access to elite mentors.
• A network designed to grow with you.
• A clear strategy to go further, faster.

The world moves quickly. So do we.  

Join us for the inaugural A2V Launch Summit!   Attending provides you a preview into the A2V community designed to elevate, empower, and launch your leadership journey.

What you’ll walk away with:

• Step into a curated room of decision-makers, role models, and future collaborators. 
• Skill-building workshops focused on AI-readiness, thought leadership, and career and entrepreneurial strategy
• Networking opportunities with ambitious peers and future collaborators
• A front-row seat to what A2V Launch offers year-round

Summit Details

• Date: July 18, 2025
  Location: San Francisco Bay Area
  Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  Attire: Business Professional

The launch begins here!

Deborah Perry Piscione founded the Alley to the Valley community in 2010, the powerhouse women’s network behind over $1 billion dollars in closed business deals across the country. Deborah is a serial entrepreneur, investor, thought leader in innovation + AI, New York Times bestselling author and a contributor to Harvard Business Review. As one of the most respected women in Silicon Valley today, her vision now expands to send the ladder down to the next generation of game-changing leaders.

Abigail Guindy and Jadah Schmidtke serve as the co-directors of A2V Launch. As Gen Z business leaders, podcast hosts, and builders, Abigail and Jadah understand the pressure, potential, and uncertainty that shape early career stages. They built A2V Launch as the program they searched for — a trusted community, a leadership launchpad, and a direct line to wisdom from some of the most influential voices in America. Get to know the amazing individuals who make up our club. Learn about their backgrounds, interests and contributions.